Thomas John McCarty

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Biography

Birth: Thomas John McCarty was born on July 7, 1923 in Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin.

Death: He died on April 6, 2007, at age 83.

Note: April 17, 2007

McCarty, O.C.S.O. Fr. Thomas J. Death came and a new eternal life in Christ began for Fr. Thomas J. McCarty, O.C.S.O. (Order of Cistercians, Strict Observance; the "Trappists") on Good Friday, April 6, 2007, at New Melleray Abbey, rural Dubuque, Iowa. Father Thomas was born July 14, 1923 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, to Joseph C. and Grace McCullough McCarty. He studied at Holy Cross elementary school, Kaukauna High School, and the University of Notre Dame, from which he graduated with a degree in chemistry. He was a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II, serving with the Pacific Fleet until late 1946.

Father Thomas entered New Melleray Abbey September 12, 1947. He made his solemn profession in the Order of Cistercians, Strict Observance, on November 21, 1952, and was ordained a priest on February 25, 1956. He served as Novicemaster from 1959 to 1969, and then in the abbey accounting department. In his later years he served as Chaplain at Our Lady of the Mississippi, the Trappistine Abbey located 17 miles from New Melleray.

At the Mass of Celebration on the Death of a Cistercian on Easter Tuesday, Abbot Brendan Freeman said "Father Thomas was a gentle and quiet man who spent 60 years as a monk in simplicity and prayer. He will be missed by his community and relatives."

Surviving are his brother, Neil J. McCarty, and sister-in-law Patricia K. McCarty, Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. Also, fifteen nieces and nephews, twenty-six grand-nieces and grand-nephews, and three great-grand-nieces, many of whom joined with their beloved Uncle Tom in the annual McCarty-Schultz family reunion at the Abbey.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Janet McCarty Fieweger (1944), his father, Joseph C. McCarty (1963), his mother, Grace McCullough McCarty (1975) and his sister, JoAnn McCarty Schultz (1992).

Hospice of Dubuque assisted the New Melleray Registered Nurse, Infirmation and Assistant Infirmarian in the loving care of Fr. Thomas during the last weeks of his life.

Ordination: He was ordained on February 25, 1956 in O.C.S.O. (Trappist) Priest.

Age 82, passed away at 5 a.m. Thursday following a brief illness. She was born April 27, 1892 in Kaukauna and had been a lifelong resident of the area. Mrs. Flanagan was a graduate of Marquette School of Nursing, and was the wife of Dr. G.J. Flanagan who preceded her in death in March of 1957. She was a member of the Christian Mother's Society of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. H.J. (Margaret Ann) Wright, Kansas City, Missouri, Mrs. W. L. (Joan) Licht, Phoenix, Arizona, and Mrs. Mary Alice Moore, Tampa, Florida; two sons, John J., Racine, and Patrick, Kimberly; 25 grandchildren. A son, David, preceded her in death in October of 1972. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from Holy Cross Catholic Church at Kaukauna with a Concelebrated Mass officiated by Father Roy Crain. Father Bergstadt and Father Sholten will assist. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Fargo Funeral Home in Kaukauna after 4 p.m. Friday where there will be a prayer service at 8 Friday evening. Memorial funds have been established for memorials designated by the family.

Note: Kaukauna Times March 6, 1957Kaukauna's outstanding physician and surgeon, Dr. G. J. Flanagan, died Monday at 12:30 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton, at the age of 68, after a professional career covering a span of more than 40 years of service to the community and its outlying areas. Persistent illness caused his retirement in 1954 and was responsible for his death.

Age 51, died suddenly Sunday morning at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center, Neenah, from the flu and diabetes complications. He was born May 24, 1928 in Kaukauna, son of the late Dr. G.J. and Margaret Mc Carty Flanagan. He married Tess Duprey, January 23, 1952 in Kaukauna. He was an outstanding athlete at Kaukauna High School and Marquette University during the 40's and 50's. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict and was Public Works Director for the City of Chilton. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Chilton, and a communion server. He was a member of the Chilton Rotary Club, the Kimberly Kiwanis, and the American Legion Post No. 125. He is survived by his wife, Tess; four daughters: Mrs. Mary Katherine and husband, Thomas Bedarnowski, Hudson, Wisconsin; Maureen Flanagan Platteville; Maggie and Eileen, both of Madison; three sisters: Mrs. Margaret Ann Wright, Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. Joan Licht, Wittman, Arizona; and Mrs. Mary Alice Moore, Myrtle Beach, North Carolina; a brother, Jack, Racine. He was preceded in death by two brothers. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday from Wieting Funeral Home, Chilton, and at 2:30 p.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church, with the Rev. David Christel officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Kaukauna. Friends may call from 3:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, with a parish vigil at 8 p.m. Friday. Memorials to the American Diabetes Foundation will be appreciated.

Biography

Birth: Mary Margaret McCarty was born on December 25, 1924.

Death: She died on March 16, 2015, at age 90, in Clintonville, Waupaca Co, Wisconsin.

Note: Mary McCarty McInnis, 90, of Marion died peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Greentree Health and Rehabilitation Center, Clintonville. She had been a resident of the center since August 2012.

She was born December 25, 1924 to Gertrude (Timm) and Ray McCarty, the third of four children. She spent her childhood in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, graduating from Kaukauna High School in 1942. She studied nursing at Marquette University earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1947. While a student at Marquette, she met and later married William R. McInnis, MD who preceded her in death in 1982. The couple lived in Milwaukee and Antigo, moving to Marion, Wisconsin in January of 1952, raising a family of twelve children. Mary was active on the school board of the Marion Public Schools, The Women's Club, the Lexine Bridge Club and St. Mary's Catholic Church. She returned to work as a school nurse in the Marion Public School in 1974 where she continued to be employed until her retirement. She also worked at the Marion Advertiser for several years as a reporter and copy editor. Following her retirement, she continued to volunteer at the Marion Public Library until 2012. Her volunteer work at the library remained the centerpiece of her life until her health made it impossible to continue the work. She is probably best remembered as a voracious reader and passionate advocate for the Marion Public Library. She was also an enthusiastic traveler, proud of the fact she had visited all fifty states in the US and all seven continents in the world, including a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Antarctica.

She is survived by 11 of her 12 children: Katie McInnis and Bill Dittrich (Boston, MA), Maggie (Lynnwood, WA), Pat and Patty (Plymouth, MN), Maureen McInnis and Don Lundby (Great Falls, MT), Timm (Lewiston, ID), Aileen McInnis and Joe Page (Anchorage, AK), Bill (Plano, TX), Tom and Sue (Oshkosh, WI), Brian and Monica (Plano, TX), Cormac and Colleen (Green Bay, WI), and Chris and Michelle (Little Chute, WI), a daughter-in-law Brenda McInnis of Rock Springs, WY, twelve grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sister Bette Schwantes of Fort Lauderdale, FL and a sister-in-law, Rosemary Bell of Milwaukee. She was preceded in death by her husband, William, parents Gertrude and Ray McCarty, two brothers, Timm McCarty and Richard McCarty and her oldest son Michael who died in 2013.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 21st at 11:00 AM at St. Rose Catholic Church, 24 7th Street, Clintonville. Fr. Charles Hoffmann will officiate and burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Marion. Friends may call on Saturday from 9:00 AM until time of mass at the church. A memorial fund has been established in her name at the Marion Public Library and the family requests that donations be made to the fund in lieu of flowers.